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For statistical genetics at least, it's common to process much of the data in parallel, so the RAM limitations on one R instance are not the gating factor.
by carbocation 15y ago
For statistical genetics at least, it's common to process much of the data in parallel, so the RAM limitations on one R instance are not the gating factor.
- eastwest 15y agoHaving seen and heard about what Bioconductor had to do to process genetic data, memory is a huge issue. It is even more so with next-generation sequencing data.
- carbocation 15y agoYes, I guess I've always operated under the assumption that I've needed to parallelize dramatically. I usually operate on data from families of ~40 people with next-gen sequencing data, and the tools that I use generally finish within about an hour.